Recent content by Cybergrizzly

Thanks, JKB. As mentioned before, my friend will be making new jaws and is using the old ones to follow the size y bolt pattern. So, I would think he should be ok. Appreciate all comments made.

Here are some pictures of the Bison vise

I will call him. He said he was going to take them out today. I think he is going to make the new jaws

Thks. I am pretty sure he can make the jaws, but the prices are a bit steep for my friend.

LoL....that was exactly what I told him !!! It is a useless paperweight. I guess he's in love with the thing, like we all are.

Many thanks for the information.

Hello, Folks A good friend of mine recently acquired a Bison Baby Bullet Vise and is looking for a new set of jaws for it. If needed, he would be forced to make them but he was wondering if the Wilton Baby Bullet jaws would fit. According to an Ebay ad, the Wilton Baby uses 2" long x 7/16"...

I read somewhere that Hazet was not really the best manufacturer and that Stalhwille was much better similar to SO. But then again, maybe more expensive. If Hazet meets the USA standards that Craftsman (USA) had, I am more than satisfied. Craftsman had a thin set of SAE wrenches but I did...

I do have to correct a statement. When I tried a 17mm made by Capri on a brass fitting, there was too much play (open end wrench). The Craftsman that I tried and had a perfect fitting without much play was a Made in USA wrench, not a Taiwan made. Gedore sizes may be better than Capri, but I...

Again, thanks for all comments. I decided to go with a Hazet wrench set 450N. An order has been placed. Cheers.

Last year I bought a set of Capri thin wrenches (metric). Just a few days ago, I needed the 17mm for removing a special item made of brass but I noticed that there was too much play between the part and the open end jaws. I knew that that would damage the brass part. Fortunately, I had a...

Thanks, Guys. My two main concerns are the thickness and how accurate is the fitting of the open jaws (opening size) of the wrenches. The mentioned manufacturers appear to be responsible ones from Europe. I hope to find that whichever I decide to buy meets the criteria

Hello, Guys I am looking to buy a thin or rather slim open end wrench set. I have a Capri wrench set but the jaws have too much play. I was using one today and had to switch to a standard Taiwan made Craftsman wrench. I've read about really thin ones such as the Parks Tools, but was more...

Good info on the manufacturing of possibly those wrenches back in those days. While I do prefer USA made tools, some of Taiwan tools are nice tools and well made. I do have several tools made in Taiwan (Gearwrench, Craftsman, Capri, etc). Thanks for your input.

Re> exmaxima1: Based on your feedback, I have to say that I will not use the wrench that often. You are right, it should serve me well as it will not see heavy usage.